EP 3577728 A4 20201104 - CONNECTOR ENGAGEMENT SENSING MECHANISM
Title (en)
CONNECTOR ENGAGEMENT SENSING MECHANISM
Title (de)
MECHANISMUS ZUR ERFASSUNG DES EINRASTENS EINES STECKVERBINDERS
Title (fr)
MÉCANISME DE DÉTECTION D'ACCOUPLEMENT DE CONNECTEUR
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201762453449 P 20170201
- US 201762473872 P 20170320
- US 201815863331 A 20180105
- US 2018016375 W 20180201
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2018148089A1] A connector assembly includes an adapter (2250), a housing device (2211), a ferrule assembly, and a sensor (2230). The housing device is received by the adapter and has a bore, a front end, and a rear end opposite the front end. A ferrule (2117B) of the ferrule assembly is within the bore of the housing device and has a mating end extending beyond the front end of the housing device. The sensor is mounted on the rear end of the housing device, the rear end of the ferrule assembly, or on the adapter confronting and spaced apart from the housing device or the ferrule assembly. The sensor is configured for detecting a force applied by the housing device or the ferrule assembly, respectively. An electrical characteristic of the sensor changes to indicate a predetermined force has been applied by the housing device or the ferrule assembly, respectively.
IPC 8 full level
H01R 13/66 (2006.01); G02B 6/36 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01); H01R 13/703 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G02B 6/3825 (2013.01); G02B 6/3843 (2013.01); G02B 6/3847 (2013.01); G02B 6/387 (2013.01); G02B 6/3882 (2013.01); G02B 6/3895 (2013.01); H01R 13/6683 (2013.01); H01R 13/6691 (2013.01); H01R 13/7035 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XAI] US 2017003459 A1 20170105 - TAKEUCHI KENICHIRO [US], et al
- [A] US 2014016902 A1 20140116 - PEPE PAUL JOHN [US], et al
- [A] US 2012274452 A1 20121101 - CHAMARTI ARAVIND [US], et al
- [A] JP 2005266076 A 20050929 - NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE
- See also references of WO 2018148089A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2018148089 A1 20180816; CN 110692170 A 20200114; CN 110692170 B 20220624; EP 3577728 A1 20191211; EP 3577728 A4 20201104; JP 2020506441 A 20200227; JP 7038142 B2 20220317
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2018016375 W 20180201; CN 201880018842 A 20180201; EP 18751550 A 20180201; JP 2019562244 A 20180201